Tape dispensing device



Filed April 19, 1952 April 27, 1954 E. 5. KING T-APE DISPENSING DEVICE IOb I0r FIG.3

2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

ERNEST STANTON KING ATTORNEY April 27, 1954 E. 5. KING 2,676,658

' TAPE DISPENSING DEVICE Filed April 19, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lOd /Od IN VEN TOR.

ERNEST STANTON KING A TTOR/VE Y Patented Apr. 27, l954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TAPE DISPENSI NG DEVICE Ernest Stanton King, Minneapolis, Minn.

Application April 19,

Claims. (01. lei-84.5)

This invention relates to a dispensing device for use ona roll of material and more particularly on a roll of material such as a roll of adhesive tape. This invention relates to a device adapted to be disposed on a roll of tape and to .remain on the periphery of said roll while tape is beingdispensed from said roll through said de-. vice. It is particularly desirable to have a dispensing device adapted to be disposed on a roll of material, such as adhesive tape, whereby said roll of tape and said dispensing device can be held in operating position by one hand of the operator while tape is dispensed iromsaid roll with the other hand of the operator.

'It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a dispensing device to :be used on a roll of adhesive tape and adapted to remain on the periphery of said roll while said tape is being dispensed from said roll through said device.

It is another object of this invention to provide a dispensing device to be used on a roll of adhesive tape whereby one hand of the operator can hold said roll of tape and said-device thereon in operating position while tape is .being disdevice by the other hand pensed through said of the operator. i

.It'is still another object of this invention .to provide a dispensing device to be used on a roll of tape comprising a member of sheet material having a top wall, side walls extending downwfardly therefrom and adapted to be disposed along the sides of said roll of tape, said device having a spaced opening vertically therethrough and said tape from said roll being dispensed through said opening; 7 V

.It is a further object of this invention to provide a dispensing device as set forth in the pre- I cedingfparagraph, together with a means for cutting said tape .from said roll when a desired amount has been dispensed from said roll.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide a dispensing device for use on a roll of tape comprising a member of. sheet material having end and side walls, at right angles to each other, said side walls being adapted to be disposed along the side ofsaid roll, said end walls having opposite edge portions adapted to rest on the periphery of said roll and other edge portions spaced from each other to form an opena and one'of said other edge portions forming a cutting edge. r

It is also an object of this inventionto provide a dispensing device foruse on a roll of tape having superposed layers of material, such as a cover strip-orerlyiiag a layer. of adhesive tape, said de- 1952, Serial No. 283,212

. r 2 vice comprising a member of sheetmaterial having a top wall, side walls adapted to be disposed along the sides of said roll of tape, said side walls having end portions bent inwardly at right an- 5. gles forming overlapping portions .and one of said overlapping portions having a cutting edge formed along its upper edge portion, the lower edge portion of one of said overlapping portions and a portion of said top wall resting on the periphery of said roll, and spaced openings in the top portion of said device, said cover strip and said tape respectively being dispensed through said spaced openings.

Thes and other objects and advantages of ;;the invention W111 be fullyset forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanyingdrawings in which like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of the device; Fig. 2' is a. view in perspective; Fig. 3, is a view in sidelelevation of said device shown in operating position;

Fig. 4 is a view in end elevation; Fig. 5 is a view in vertical section taken on line 5.5 of Fig. 4, as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 6 is a view in horizontal section taken on line 6+6 of Fig. 4, as indicated by the arrows; Fig. '7 is a View in perspective of a modification ofthe device;

Fig. 8 is a view in perspective of another modification ofthe device;

Fig. 9 is a View taken on line 99 of Fig. 8; and ,Fig. 10 is a, view of the device in operating position with the hands of the operator shown in position to operate the same Referring to the drawings, a dispensing device I!) to be used on a roll of material is shown. Referring to Fig. 3, said device it] is shown in operating positionon a rollof material ll. Said roll of material H is hereshown to be a roll of ad-.:

hesive tape. Said device may be made of any suitable sheet material, and in the embodiment of the inventionas illustrated, said device is shown as being madeof sheet metal. Said device has a top end wall ita having an outer edge portion Hip adapted to rest on the periphery of a roll of material and said end wall is inclined at. .an angle to extend tangentially from said roll. Said 59 end wall hasan end portion l to which is reversely bent to be parallel to said endwall for a short distanceiand has anedge portion lilr inclined upwardly'at a slightangle. Said portion lllb'and edge portion 107? form a-thumb rest. Extending downwardly from each-side'of member law are side members inc and ltd. Said side members I and ltd extend in parallel planes and are adapted to b disposed along the sides of the roll of tape upon which said device is disposed. Said side members lilo and d are of a substantial length and have end portions Hie and liif bent inwardly at right angles thereto and thus forming overlapping end portions. Portion Elle has an outwardly extending upper edge portion Hig forming a cutting edge. hi the embodiment of the device as illustrated, said cutting edge is shown to be a saw-tooth edge. Portion lile also has a lower depending edge portion I071. bent outwardly at a slight angle and adapted to rest on the periphery of a roll of tape. Said overlapping portions 19c and i0 are secured together by a fastening means [2. In the embodiment of the invention as illustrated, said fastening means I2 is shown to be a rivet. Extending between members Ito and lilcl and secured thereto adjacent the front edge portion of member We is a bar or rod 13. Disposed about said bar I3 is an elongated tubular roller l3a extending between said side members We and ltd and freely rotatable about said bar member i3. Intermediate the upper edge portions of said overlapping members lfie and lfif and the front edge portion of member Ilia, is a space extending vertically through said device.

In operation, said device is disposed on a roll of tape and is supported thereon by the outer edge portion lfip of member lfia and said edge portion 812. The side members We and Id are respectively disposed along the sides of said roll of tape. member lea extends tangentially from said roll, as shown in Fig. 3. Referring to Fig. 10, the end portion Ha of a layer of tape is raised and is passed between members I00 and ltd upwardly through the space in said device and is drawn outwardly. The roll of tape is held lightly in one hand and the ball of the thumb of the said hand is placed over portion Illb and pressed lightly downwardly. Said layer of tape is then pulled outwardly with the other hand of the operator. Thus the device is held in stationary position resting on the periphery of the roll of tape while said roll of tape is rotated in th hand of the operator as a layer of the same is being dispensed or drawn outwardly through said dispensing device. As said layer of tape is pulled outwardly it moves against said roller l3a which rotates freely to facilitate the pulling of said layer of tape and said bar l3 holds said side members Ella and lild in their spaced relation. When a desired length of tape has been pulled through said device, said tape is moved down- Wardly against said cutting edge lily and is easily severed thereby.

A modification of the above described device is shown in Fig. 7. All parts as indicated by the same characters as used in Figs. 1-6 are of identical structure. In the present modification, a bar ht extends between members [00 and ltd, adjacent the rear edge portion 10p of member Hid. The ends of bar i l are respectively secured in members We and Mid. Disposed about said bar and extending between said members is a tubular roller I la freely rotatable about said bar.

The operation of the above modification is the same as described in the above operation with the exception of members i4 and lid. which are positioned in the modification so as to rest on the periphery of the roll of tape on which said device is disposed and said roller 14d will facilitate, the movement of said roll of tape as the periphery of the same moves through said device while the tape from said roll is being dispensed.

Another modification of the above described device is shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The structure shown in this modification is substantially the same as the structure shown in Figs. 16 and the sam characters are used to show identical parts. In the present modification said end portion Illa is somewhat modified and is here shown as member lily. Said member lily has a slotted portion lflic extending transversely thereacross adjacent its front edge portion. Said member lily has a portion len extending upwardly and slightly outwardly from its front edge portion. Portions Him and its are identical in structure to portions lb and M1. The present modification includes both rods l3 and it and their rollers l3a and Him respectively, as previously described.

The modification of the preceding paragraph is adapted to be used with a roll of adhesive tape which has superposed layers of tape wound thereabout, such as a roll having a layer of adhesive with a cover strip overlying the same. In operation, an end portion of a layer of tape is raised from the roll and the cover strip and the layer of tape are separated for a short distance. Said device is disposed over the periphery of said roll of tape. The cover strip is passed through slot iiilc and the layer of adhesive is passed through the space between the front edge portion 101?. and the cutting edge portion 509. Said cover strip is drawn over the edge portion liln. Both th cover strip and the layer of tape are thereby dispensed simultaneously through said device in a separated condition by one hand of the operator. When a desirable l ngth of tape has been dispensed, both the layer of cover strip and the layer of tape will be pressed downwardly against the cutting edge iilg and they will be simultaneously severed from the roll of tape.

Thus it is seen that I have provided a simply made device for use on aroll of material, such as a roll of adhesive tape. Said device quickly and easily permits the dispensing of a layer of tape of any desired length and provides a cutting edge for severing the same. Said device is easily held in operating position by one hand of the operator while the material or tape from said roll is easily dispensed with th other hand of the toperator. Said device has been thoroughly tested and found to be very efficient and practical in use.

It will of course be understood that various changes maybe made in the form, details, ar-

rangement and proportions of the parts, without departing from the scope of applicants invention, which generally stated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A tape dispensing device for use on a roll of adhesive tape comprising a member of sheet material having a top wall having one end portion disposed on the periphery of said roll of tape and extending downwardly and rearwardly tangentially thereto, side walls extending from said top wall and being bent substantially at right angles thereto and lower end portions of said side walls being again bent at substantially right angles to overlap and form an end wall, the lower end of one of said overlapping portions having a flangelike projection engaging the periphery of saidroll and the opposite end of saidlast mentioned overlappingportion forming a cutting edge whereby a layer of said tape may be drawn under said top wall and over said cutting edge of said end wall to be severed by said cutting edge and said device is positioned on said roll by the front end portion of said top wall and the flange-like projections depending from said end wall.

2. The structure set forth in claim 1, said top wall having a portion being reversely bent to extend substantially parallel thereto and having its terminal end bent up at a slight angle.

3. The structure set forth in claim 1, means connecting said overlapping portions and said cutting edge portion extending over the other overlapping portion a short distance in a direction away from'said top wall.

4. A tape dispensing device for use on a roll of tape having superposed layers of material of double thickness wound thereon comprising a J member of sheet material having a top wall having on end portion disposed on the periphery;

of said roll of tape and extending tangentially thereto, said top wall having a, slot therein transversely thereof intermediate its end portions, side walls extending downwardly and rearwardly from said top wall and being bent substantially at right angles thereto, and lower end portions of said side walls being bent at substantially right angles to overlap and form an end wall, the lower end of one of said overlapping portions having a flange-like projection engaging the periphery of i said roll, and the opposite end of said last men tioned overlapping portion forming a cutting edge whereby a layer'of said tape may be drawn under said top Wall and separated with one thickness of said layer passing upwardly through said slot and the other thickness of said layer passing 7 under the remainder of said upper wall and both thicknesses being drawn over said cutting edge to be severed thereby, and said device is positioned on said roll by the front end portion of said top wall and the flange-like projections depending from said end wall.

5. A tape dispensing device for use on a roll of tape having superposed layers of material wound thereon comprising a member of sheet material having a top wall having one end portion disposed on the periphery of said roll of tape and extending tangentially thereto, said top wall having a slot therein transversely thereof intermediate its end portions, side walls extending downwardly and rearwardly from said top wall and being bent substantially at right angles thereto, and the lower end portions of said side walls being bent at substantially right angles and forming an end wall extending across said periphery, the lower end of said end wall having a flangelike projection engaging the periphery of said roll, and the opposite end of said end wall forming a cutting edge whereby a layer of said tape may be drawn under said top wall and passed upwardly through said slot and be drawn over said cutting edge to be severed thereby, and said device is positioned on said roll by the front end portion of said top wall and the flange-like projections depending from said end Wall.

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